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...:·.r;bas~adox: t o the O:lited Stat~s. , wh,o "''~:G k illed on .. :.~-;:~.-~ · · - .. ~ptC!~t: 21, l97 ti,. in Nash ington, D.C. Pt-oppe r and l3ranch . . .... -·

.... J a 7 i r; e d that: c1 '.l ri ng th c i"r: re:.sea.r cb. t b e_y ~ e c ured a n • :uru:.e~ of· ~· ~ .. ..: .... ;'·< ·': Iet t etc \ol'hicb verc sent f rotn t he Dni o:.ed Stat12s b}, ~ - . _ ·.,...:.:-:.. .. ~ ::.: : :..;~.:..,:::=,·~~~,;;- .. .. ~ ~clf-~dmittE:!d Dil:tn. ~9 ·::!r.t., Ei ChDel ''c-r:::.on "f'o•wnl ey 1 to Gustavo "'-w•--..,._-_;~-_:, ;~.::t:.chcp.r.rre , b:..s D!N."t/CN! "'cu. .-out.. in Chile.. 7rbey made copies · :..--~·- . . · of thcs~ l~tters a~ ai lable: to the Pede~al Bure~u of ~ · .. .. ~ .. · ~,.:. ... ~:. vc.- s t igat5 on (F:al} ir. Septen~ber,. 19 a~ . l:t many instt1rJ~~ 5 the ·.·· ~"' :.:_-.;-:_: ~ · :et.ters l1~re eJ: t t:'t!mely cr:{Pt.ic lit:. d. 'I'ownley ut ili~::c coC.e "''ords __ :::.:..~~-~-.

- ..and cod~ n~me~ tlir oa9 hoot . ,The sub"j ect. mat ter o f the letterli:.. . .. : · -~ . · ~ - =.~=ms othe-r topics, covered O! NA ac-tivities circa 197..j-1916.· ···· .. ~:..· ... _,:,~;J,.,. ·;;;~ :

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7~ Di~ihfornation fo;wnrcl~c ~o Chi:e by To~nley:

'T'h roughoL~t h:. s 1 ett: ers,. Tow~lcy furn iz :1.~o th~ rc ~ipie.nts 11 ll:-tv.:rou s it: Ql:l$ of cHsinfor;-nc: t ior. which, fol" tl: e mos t. p~rt r wet'e sc 1 f. -!~et' v ing. ':.'m:nl~i' o!:>v ic·usly has at t ~rr.p 1.:.. ~o to rni.:l!.imi :z e d ;:)m~ge t ·::l h is t1nd 11 ::.s fa n:.i li t:!S i :~.t 12 t'es ':S a3 ~ resul t of in£ or rt1!ll:.ion f!Jrn i5hcc h l hi;n to the U. S. Go ven~ment OO!'\Ct! ::n.i ng DIN;\ op<:t:a t iOP.5:. ln ~on~· ~n s~ ~nccs, i ~ ll.ppears tba':. Town_ e.~.r ma~· h a ve knowingly J i ed .

rx. Tr~~smittal of Documents o CHI by Townie~~

In sevQr~l lcttero , Townl~~ ~ade vci l~d ref~r~nce~ to u nspe cifieo :=ocLme:l!: s, ~;h ich t. e apparc:nt ly re :n:J\Tea: fl:Or. the ID . S .. At.t-ori!'I~)Js O[fic•:.., ~,•t~shi:L·~t:on , D. C. , and .fcrwat:ded to C~i le. Specific 11- .:c.ar:~p lQ£ of nuch co~.:tr.,u nic...,t ion!:j <lt'e a n undated le'.:tar f rotn Tow;, l ~.Y t o Cbilea ;'1 Pee s ~dc- l11:. Pi no::::·,et !lind a let!.er to ~~stavo Et chepa~~e oat ~d 6/;t; 4_11 0 . To ... ml~y WO:HJ intet:v i ewe d. at. F BIHQ on l 0 /2 C/ 81 by s.~s L . Carte-:: Cor:.ick 1 Jr. , and robert l"\' .. Sche~rer ~nd was spec ifical ly ~sked to identify the doewnentG he re~vcd f 1.-o :n:. t h ~ C T S . Attorr.eyz OEt i ca, · W.a~hingtonl 0. C +, a.ncl f o rwarded to CNI in Ch;:_l e . ':"'0\.,nle.?l ~la i m~d hE" cot..:Jln ne t :J~c ificc.:. J l:i t:<.:c.f!l l '\·;h i e;, doc·wment:s he fm::•,;'arded to Chile; !'J ::)'i-.'C< \ .. e :Lr h e did ecml.t th~ t he £onlard~0 t llC t ext of a oecl::n:<:J t ion ex~cnted by u •. s. ltrrtbi:.15Slldor to Chile C~orge N. ~nc1au tc CHl . .ro~a~sao';;:- L~nc.ilu '~ d.:: c.lc.Jr.atJon ~n~s in-eo ~po rat~a int.o the :u.s. ~~ernmentm~ ~xt~~cition ~e~uest t o the Chi :~an G~ve~nm~nt fo~ ~enc ral Co ntre~as, Co lo~el ~~p~nos~ and C~ptain Pernandez and ·:-~ c-nm!i: part o :·: tla~ publ ic Chil~<H1 cou i.'"t reco:cc.

:ln a deE t i on t.c i nformation p:-eYi=-t:l$ ly furnish12d by ~'ownle y 6Llri n~ 1 S) 78 conco:!r:-t .5. n~ PEl z "s . ., is~ t to Chile, "!bl.\·n:. ey, 1 G~ring interview on i0/20/31 1 advis~d tha~ when ?D z arrived i ~ Ch ile in Sp:cS. ng of 1 g 76 h e b:.:ollgnt ~·: i 1: :11 him a Colt • 4 5 celibe':

·.:. I.Jtomll t.ic: p).::: tol, •,;hie"h u a .s ~' · s pcc:. ioS I 0:;mpeti':.icn Jr.-oaG!:.. . T::>\!.'f! le~r adv i~ea th ~t P~z cla i~Qcl th ~~ this we~pon ~ad recent y b~e~ u~cd ~Y the- Cub~n Na t: i o n~1~. 5t l 5o ,• eJr c-r~t in a nl-. it" a nd thct h is pu:rpose i.n br inq ~ T)9 the '1-.'e.:lpon to Chi l~ ~:~an t.o ::Si::::?o~e of .IH.:. rr.e. To!n'nlcy ~dvised that he w! Lncssed Fa ~ break t he w ~~pon into ?!ec~s with a r-l_t!-c1ge baltlin.f2-L"' .ono i ncll.;;:~tc:l th nr:. ¥·az £.ubscque11tly cl .:'..spos l::!d of the ... roken pc.rt!!:~ in S~ rr:.!.ago . To~;n ::. Q-y c:lai :'t.·~ d h e lulc not furn ishc d ·':..his inforJ~a":. i on p rev iously sine~ h~ had corn? letely 1'!:orgctten ':.he · .. · i.~r;ident.

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ln a · lett e~ dilt t::d 11/2 ~/7 8 to Go; oex:a 1 Orozco i n Chi e t

~ownley clairrcd that dur! n3 A~gust , 1978 , when hiD et t orney, Sc .yrtou:c Gl n nz er, t u t.:"ned o·:~r to the u .. S . G-.:>v<n:·nme nt o f!' i ~i als tn Wash i:1g t on, ~ ~ C. , 'l'r:;,'r.·nley 's f;:.l£e U. ~. pas spor.t: ~-n thC! nt.LJ'TIC! of 1'~<! nn~th .E::1)'a :::-': ~ w.h i. ::-t:. T:::::~·tn_ey •s wif a h~d bt'Ou9h':. f rom C.hi le to the U:1.i ted .S':.llte!:; along ..., i.t~l other oocumci:t at ion , '!.'owr~le y 'ln1.LlS ab~Q ~~ rQ~o~~ a ~e::-ond uniaontif:ea p~ss~o;t ~nd avoi~ bav~ng it turned over -:.o the 11

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In .Sl"veral of hi s letters , To\mley e:lCpressed co:1.ce':C'n tbat 80Jl).::!'Onc ~as j n':. ercepl:.inq his 17Jai 1 in Chi la . Specific cefecc nces i n this reqnr~ aie co~tain~d i ~ 2ownley 1s ~ et tet" to h ~~ '·1' ~ [Q <.lilted 6,/18/1 S arJd ~n letters aa~ad 3/17/79 and 6/29/7 9 to G·.l st~VQ Etch2I= are . ln the l atter COtrorjLl:Jicat.ion., .... own ley :;, nf-orrn·::! d E·. Cht?!p a re that hi!! c;d,le~ n at to~nQy I t..;.[! nt:.lll ~cana t informed him tha~ Gcn~~Dl Con:rera~ ~~s ~esponsible for ~.:.h e in:.erception o[ 1'o~~:1J F.:i' 'a mail .:. n c:, i le artd t.tlat Cor~t.t"eri'l ·S st i_l h~d contacts in t~e ~)il~an Post Office who were in posit ions t.o ccntinue i:1ta t:"'cept.ing 'l'o·.ml>iw!~' ' :=.::; mai 1. Towr-.l~y • .s 1cttGrs, wh ich vere int~rcopted by Contreras an~ subseq~en~-Y ty'; ~ lized by him i1~ -:~-.~ re~ponse to tht! U. S. C.Overnm-2n': rs ex l:.t:~H] !..t ion I"eques ts 1 are id~c'lt if' ~ed' .be low.:

5/25/78 letter to ~i~ wife, 6/15/79 and 6/lS/78 :ctte~s to Ltche?a:e~

v r. Toi,·,'rJley Is Cor.c~t:'r. ftc:·g J.'t"ci hg ttle Pros i n Lin":i ted Checking hcCO'Jnt ~t ·t.hoQ Sollt i'l<:"as ·c !~ irs•.: ~.- rl": iona l E.:. t1~, [1t:.a;ni f'l8-r ida:

Th~ al.::ove accot.JI1t was ro.a irtta.ino:~d a':. the SoutlH~ ast P :i.rs:t Nat i on .11 B~3':.k bv 'l"o ·.mle· ... • 5o ::ncl-:-r to t:r.CJ:nsaC"i:. o.r~;.. J::.:.:.s: in(! ss . ln. tn " follo~· i ng le ttc r~ ft"-om 'l'ownley to hi.~ · contac'.:~ in Cbilc.:, 'I'O'l.~·nlr;y e,.~pces:..es con cerrt that ·th~ :l .. S. ::;o•te:rn:m-::!nt ,.i _:. tmc~\.rt:o:r darnag i !lS inf orr11;1t ion (not further spc~ifiod) ng~inst hib ~nd DlNA~

12/1~/7E l~tt ec to Manu~l Ac~na, his 6/29/79f '!3/2 3;'? 9, 9! '} ;79 ana 9/l 3/7 9 le l:te~s to G'.J s tavo Etchepar~ .

I rt ,:,in 1.?./14/'7 8 let. t.er tc i\ct:.na , To1.mLey ~u,gges 't.ed t) ~':: s:oflleon~ in C:ti) e be o ff i: ci ~ lly l'! amed as an ti.!,~en_ for [1-ros in Li ~'li t ftd . 'l'or,:n_cy ac1cod "I ·.: voulcl .be best if this ~~~~o n app~-r one day ~nd therenf':.~~ d:sappear foraver.~ ':'or;..rn .cy r s rca:::on for ti:l e fore-soi ng m1gg cs':. io;~. 'W~S not c~ear.

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In t he oth'f"t: l etters to f:t.cb~p.nt"e, liG ted ab~·.re r To\o.tnley ir.oicuted t.t.at the Prcsin Li~nit.ec L!.ccour.f 'i'.'O ij l a disclo!::c chC>-ck !J t:c f le :- in ~~ p~ynor.t: s t o f~t; i :. ~ ·.-Te ·v:.::::-g ili o .?.LJ2. r s wl fe. .::n ~oct i i.c:n , To...,•n) e•1 a lsc cl airr~d that information canta~ned in the Fro~i& Limite~ accocnt miaht 1 .:J to ':.he C i SCCv~ry of the ,,...~H~rea~ut.s o:: f!J gi t i. Ve£· r

Virgilio Paz and Jose ~io~ioso Sunte~ . Townley al~o exr,rc~scd co~cc~n t hat informat~o~ in tl e Frosin Linj~ed aecount would lead to t he discoy ery of detai l s reqardiMg "P~oject A~dre a.M ·

Records of the Prosin Limit~d ~ccount we~e r;ubpo e naecl t~:n:-ou3h the ll .. s • ..i\ttor neys OEfi ee, 'i'la5h i ngton, v . c., in Sept embC!r, l ~ 79 . J!.. t:no-:rough revie\t.• of trans~ ct ions ~n the ~ccou~t contain~e ~bsclute ly no i nfcrmation indi~ ~tin~ pal~ents to Paz's wife o~ any i nformation th~t wou ld ass i~t in estn~ ~ i~hino the wl ere~ bou~s of fugit~ves ?~z ar.d Sun~~z. T~ e acco~nt cxm t ni 11ed no :::. nforrnat ic·n re lat._e d to "'Project .~ndriH! . 1111

' .... II . Visit of Chi 1 ean Presicle:lt ?.i noctQ 1: to spain Du c ir.g ~o,: a nih<.: f." , 19 75, ~dth Gene:r al Corrt:re ~a.s W"r.erc ~::"1.~\' :.h:t ,(~i tr. "ALPJ\. r " a n Italian .,l}~~cr ist; ---- ~~~~~~~--~~--~~~~~~~~~~~

A~eord"ng t o former A~sistan~ U.S . Atto,ney Ecgene .1-i . Prop~c·r ~ nd ~utho~ T~ylor B~~ncb .r .'\LE'A is i dent ieal · • .; i th an lt alia.:t terro::-ist vhose §.:rue nnmi2 i s Stefano ~ellc Cl~ i aie . ---- ----

rownle y made r~fel..-enc-e to J;J...fl'Z.~ , .a:. though he clic not ci e; ·:."}OS~ his trua i d!.!nt .U::.y I in t:ne fol lowing corr.ml,)nicat.iOEJS to Gus - tl'Y'O J:t: cnep.:n:e:

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LeF;tcl:'s !:J.l'.:~-d ~/26/7 91 6/11/79; GjlG/7 9,. ll/2 3,1i9 , S/29/7 9 a ne 9/2/7 9.

In hi~ 4/2 6/1 9 l et t c-:: ~o J!.t c-~ e?at:'e .r Tmmley ,. t;t)e~:ing of ~J'l:::n;., l Cootro~lls , stat-ec 11 'J'he:ce Here rne~t: i ng s

·b~twQn ~ hi~ ( Co~t~et~S) , hia Exce llency (Preside~t Pinochct) u ~~ the ·It nl!n~~ in Spain aftc :c Fr~~~o d i od. Also the r~alla ns c~~ried out nuncrous a~ts of mil ita~y espio~a~e n~? a inct ':.1-.c Pc:·u.,d a:-:.s ~nn !-.rc;t.·fl ":.ines not only in Ct.:. tO}?~ .r b1Jt. n!so in Peru a,d Arsentin~ . ~

In hi~ 3/2 3/79 let tcr. l:o· E:t ciH~Pl!l~e , Townl Q}' ·sl:.oted 11 1 l1 ~ve n •t SJ?Oker. ubout t h e Italians . l b av{! no i c ea ,_.,here thQy ur.e nor uh ~C(! tt.ey ha\•a be-en nor ao :!: c a re t.o knew! ALFh oot roiKed uo ~ith ~acioas peoPle t~ do busines~ in Arger.~ ).n~ . S·:Jr.:~- of then ht:~d ve:"':y bad bd c~ grollr.a s whom ;..rgent ine lat:: .::nforcom!:!l;"'.t FJ~}'t!nC~ es Here: se~k i ng. Aman<J other

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• $40 ,.. 000 ocbt to uc:. n.ie 1, ~ lso he wcs rn i :xed l)r in o i rty dealG -.in Spain •• -.... "r.:1c- _L.;robl ~m with t he .!tal i ar.S is c e-:rio'.l~ r \ - ... . ver:y :set') ous ~ H:niO got r.<:s~ r i ~o +:.o t.he:n some t.f r.•e !Ja'ck ana he ·· ml!.rr:- ieo the no. in a manner :mt.:.ch rnor~ ~ r:cH sGo l ·o~ ~b i. e than ·~i t h .r·· ·· t he Cuban~. F"ot"' y our i:\:or.:n'a~ion, Pi noche t had I! llleet ing ~ tr..'ith ¥.am::> and Jl.L~Ji. in Spa i:l SOlftC: t i rne bac k . ]l.L? A c.arJ be W!\l c b moi:"e en!:.arra~sing for MaJIK) t:!nd t he govc-:: rrrr:ent i n t he lo:1g ru n t.llan peL-h-M.?~ tl!e Ct~b[J fl s . One t J-1 i ng obviolls_y is t hat i'..LPA .Uo;sn •t h~ve an~rwbete to go and y ou );,no'!.' t~ .:t l:. ar. ~,;al l r- s I do. A..-c:;J; Ch.ico or Don c -ist i <Jr. who ran ~~~ .. f'l'~ Q:X:u t .it.. •

Pro?P~~ ~n~ Dranch i d~ntified NDa ni e _• as Alber t Spaggla-ri . L.J ?rench :-nas:.e r ct"i mina.l \;;m is a lltembcr of t h e OAS a~rl o)s~ ac~i v~ ~n fa s cist ~ctivit i ~s in ~ronc~ . "tt:::cor ding to ?:t::opp~r· t~nd Br ~ n ch , Spaggia rj_ \.I,'C!J.S .arrest e-d f o e the Julyr 1976, s . o m!. _ l'on rob~tY of t tl~ Soci 12':.e Gene :ral12:

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In T.:;p,ml l.!}' I ~ B(2 9/79 l e l: t (!o r to :::!t C~i e?al:"e r Towr-.1 e j' ; ndic~ted that 1:~ · • .;as at -:.~ching <:! cl i.pp5.ng fr- ::}m n J oca 1 .D2:n'Jer , ~lorado ,. l!.te a n~·.·:sp~?oer ( ':be a c r..ua_ ne·..,rsp aper cl i pping \o:as not: a tta.cbed to th(! CO?Y of Tm"nl~y •s l~tter pro· ... ~dea t o t he PBI by Pt:o?;?er anc Br :::: r.ch) .. l n his. J.a t ter, Toror~ nley c~n.":''e n-:.ed as f o.:..lcus; • I ask lht:;: C!ue~t ). o t~ is :5. t 01- i fl. it 110t.? T::lis is t he .stylQ o£ Da n i~ 1 . ~ .• •• .. .! lin -.;• ery zor:t;y obo~t .~LI'.i\ , wh~ t ~vet:"

"happ.s·nec hc.?pei'J~c ~nd t :h8 "t'~::tsons "''hicb br::H.l9:1 t him probl ems • .;; orn~t i n-.c- b iick he to.!d tre ho~.· Jtu ct1 h~ •,:um t ed to ge t out o f e -.Te1:-ythin 9 . He \UH~t~ d to fih :!i hillllS~lf an islr.m~ or s.c:'fl~ other s a.nctua:ry \-\'ithO-'lt ;,avin.g t.o '::or::y !;!.bout: ::n.:. s. respo:-t~ i ~i ! i ties !:ovaxd his p e oplG . "

Propp e ~ .:J :tci Br- .:1 ::~ ch ~a~ e a 'J'•li 1 ~ b ~ e a coP~" of a.n ~i-ticlc ,.,.h i ch ()Pt'E: i':n:·(:cl i n the 8/21/79 i. ssue o.: t :-t e u ?.o c:~y

")..;ountni:.n l~e \.·~"' c.rt":-'::.io:1~C. • r t.nu1e l U ~.:ilde:;s 1 F.obbe:d • of Riel"! - Uaul in F.ran~e ,. ' ' v!"lich th oE!'y cl.n::.m-~d ~·UJ S t!he a rt i ~ lo Ll.t t el chea

t o 'T'o'r..·nlcy, s B/2-l/7 9 l(! t t~\C" .. ~he ~:r~ i clG- d~scri bed '.:.he :.rrcst. .by Pren ct!. law enfor~G!ment authorit::es of e group of ban}: rob~e-rs \oJho 'HQL"G: ·.:.unn·~ l ing in t o t h Q> Le f t 3ml.:c brunch o f "'.:.hE! E-oci oete Gc: n~rc1J ~ ~ n Franc~ . Th e aet::::..cle co:'f'? ~ :-ed this r:.t"::.c:apted

· ~anlc robber.y ~.,. iu) th~ 1976 robbery of the S:ociet a Gene ,... a le b:r .anc:1 i n Nice r w~ich wa~ ffiant~ t i ndcd by ~ .bert S?aggiari.

'Townley tra:1e ""CCf<!rC!nce t o • oa:1.iel " i n one (f: tJdi f: ion~ l c orr.rnLmicat io:1 , p~~.!:HJmabl:t to E't ch ~? ;J :;t;:;, '-l'h i dl was u n da t.~d ,~no b-::>re the- :r. c.o:scl i ng •s!GO em~ CCHPrJ':'t ... C_ON .. 11 In th i s

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, In a nc t hE>r t:'O P'lr.ll Jl :ieat. i O"'\ , Too;..,·r.tley informed Et chel)ar~ t-ha t rzrrrique Arr .1. ncibi~ tr~velec ft'O :Ill Elueno~ }\i'!'~!:i I ~gentirta, t.o ~alifornia du~~ng the Fal l o~ 1977 on banki ng business for ll...Lr1 A .

Accord i ns; ':~ Pr-o pper ·and Branch , both · ALl"i\ and "Daniel "' co,ou:::ted op~rutions on b·2hi,J,lf of :Cll~A .

Bac!!o 0:1. the content of se,teral o ~ Townley • s J.ct.t~r£" , i t appear::; th •'!. t. c~;r re:]~a~t e d To~nley a:::td ~~is wife .:.o p r-o•l i~c any de r eg a tory :. n£cn11nt ion l:.h at cot: lo be used ?tg air.:s:~ Ge n E'!ta l C'ontr.'c-t"l!:s . Townley- e~~pr:essea his re:luc':.~:nr:e l:o p l-ov i :Jc ,:::;u c. j :~.for r.-at ic :;, ~nd prov i ce-d ~tchepare ~.,it h the ;_ocntit i e:;: c ! form~t" Dl~~.~ perqonn~l v~o h aC. dQtailed persona-·no...,·ledg!::! o~ .trrequ l ari t. ie .s ~nd ille g .:.li ties oomnd t ted by

,..onl:..re ras a:1d ot ~ e-r DINA official s~ !n .his ~/:2 6/19 lett.er t~o Etchcpart::, 'J"otml ey prov idea t he i der~t i t ies o E the follo'i"ir~g r uch indivi d~uls :

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Jn the e.bov~ l~tte~r , Tcwnlcy .inEorrr.eci Et:.chcpar(; t.h ~t C::)~one-1 \"'aldi \d e:;o st.olQ mcm~y .f~orn ~JNA a.ccout1ts. 1'ov:n] f:"i nls~ :~ nl:ortn~d Bt dH~pare that S(')11i.n , last n a~nc not ·r.cn l:. ioneer V::J .:. o h<eso ~s DIHZ.~ s~ Cl:'etat"y, help~d h in'! tc o1:gani:z.e a nc .. ~lr~orr. of 5ect:a':.L3!;' i~ li \1 U:.hi:a DI I\:1\. ~,.,:r_o J:eporteo e~Jeryt~ ing corttir.9 ::Q tbC!i r kno\il ~c1g e to Va.:'.di V' iC! s o . !n the a an.~ co~nnt.H"I. iC ~t i on to Btchepare , 'f-o•,.'nle- ;.r ~1 ~o ~ tl gg·~s ted th a':: .. ,,~ lt:H. v;i e so and Con t reras ~cr~ involv~d in e~tortin~ mo~ey frow I~T in Chi le , ns well as h ~ P...acal CoJt.p<.tny in :Sng t :md in co nne c ti0:1 '~ith contacts ')~rtic.:p,lted in by t.h c:se :::or:.1p(lnies fct: the purdH=tSe of ec;:v ipmcnt ~t t he "Blo~~eo de HaiDu . q

' I X . Townl~y t .n Co;J :e-:.-n Re-ga rdin g the Assassination

of ChiJ.eu :-1 l1.t'Jn}' Gt::ner-a l C'a:::los p .... <.3tS ~nd :r:is Wife,. Car.rr.cn 1 in .BL'C!:lO~ Ait:-cs , Argcm t ina on 9/30/74 ar\C t~1 e .A ttc1rpted 7"-..s s.a5::inatio!"!. o f 1'ormer Chil ean Vice Pres.::.6cnt l3t!:t"n~rd::> !.P-iohton ar:.d hi.s l.lii-fe , Anjt~ , i n Rn~e ,. Italy, on 16/6/75:

' F..et i'l<:"eo Ch i le~n Jl;rl';rj Genera _ Car l os P:::-ats Gonzalez a~d hi~ wi f e, Ca~me~ , w~re ~s~aGoinatea i~ B~~nos ~i res on ':J /3 Dfi I., ,.rh e n a l::oFJb v a:s de t.o na !:. ed l.l:J ·~ ·~~n-:>~ !1"1 th , · r c ar as ~hey ~ppr~ach~a t ~ ci = ro~i~ence - At th~ tine of h!c ~s~assinatio~ 1 G c~e ~al rrat~ had b~cn cr itic~l of t h e .P)_no c het Gov~!:rJ wcnt for:- i ! t erf~~i:1g in t he Chilean

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const itu-:.ionu.l pr:-occ.:ss i3nd iLl lc:gedl J:' he was: ~rit~!lg a book documeoti~g hi~ cri _ ici~m~.

tol;':-ne::- Chi 112 a:n Vice !rrc:s :cJcH ._ :Be::-nard'o t..e i ght(m, a n:3 his \~ ifc r l.ni t~ , were ,!jhot St!!'V'e ['t:. l t irnc-s in ~ · do',.' J"l.t.own P..Or:'le ~trect on 10/6/75• ~5 ttey ap;roacbed t~€ ir rc s~ cienee on ~o:::.t . :...teigh':.cn iG a pr=omi1:1ent mc::r.-.b~r o:: th-e Ch ilean. · Ctn:isl:ian D~;ror;;ra'l:ic E'arty •"l.nd il.':. the t~ lne of ~is at~empted assassinatio:-1. .:.n .!.9 7 5r v,• as an. cu:.spoken c:ritic of t he .P: noc:1.e;. ::;o:; ::!t: r" m~ 11 t • ../ .

.. ln numerot~s con·Jnunications, \.'~ ich axe l iste::3 belo'fll, •, 'l'Oil.tnlev ex-wrC5SC:U COl1C~rn tr.at the II Italians 11 ana t..'lie l • ...

'.1\:rgQ-:'lti.ne.s " ..,·oul~ sub~rit L;ttcr.a llogat o -y $er:::-;ir.rg infoJ."'JII:3tior. from tr:.rn concer:ning the Prats assassi,nati.ons and t :-:r e :.t'".:tem2t ed assasg.i~1~t i on of th-o t.zd.ghtonz. 'To"""!lle :' cx~rc~~cd fe~r that the "!talinns ,n specifica lly hL~BA , ~nd Gcner.a l Cont~~r.~ ::-; H~uld .['rov .:".de info~rna~ion ccncer ning 't.h~ ~tt~rnpted t~s5assiou1t.ion o: the ~:ightom:; "\ibic:J 'L't'OIJla

contradict '<·that. To \·.1'll~y rnj ght sDy in resp ondin<J to Lette::-s T-\O gatory f~o:-n tl-.e Itali3n C.:...~verrur.c:nt r th-ereby p l at>in,g ~vwnlay i n

· ·::.he posit ion of perjur in~ ~ .. ~ m.s.e~ f . To~.·:tley ex pr~ss<;!d s~milar cc~'lce :.-:1 that u.r::i:3e:,t:.f i ed elc::re nts o f on-e e>f t he ,t.,r~c~t: .:ne ~c ~urity s~rvices nn~ ~~riqJe :~runc ibia woul a fu~nish :..nf·~n-mat ion conc~-rn ing tb c Pr,o.ts a5s.a.~sin;;.ticn , ll1il ich ,.,.Lould eo~•:L-adj c·.:. vhdt l'o'>m-ey migr.t sn~{ in re-s::;;-:.n d; :-:~g to wttet"s lbgato:-:y ft:Oitl th ~ .lttgcnl::. ine Govc rrun~r:t , thet'(;!hy ?lacing 'Ib'.m l ey ! n tht:! po::Jition of parjurin.g hi:rrsclf . To~ .. nley co~~l u-c.hd that t he soL1tion to bis c1ilclrt:rtc:J ~,·oulcl be to -:.akc t~H~ Fifth Arnendm;:::r:.t in regponding to L-3t.ters Ro~ a•.:.o,;y fro~e. the l t.al ian and Arg~:Hl.tine G:t v~x::r;:ne nts . Ho· .... ~ ... ·e·c I 'To~T.. lcy noted t t a•.:. by tak ing tht2 Fifth !~C:lcment r g'JiJ. t on bis pa~t \;QU_d .be im:9l ::.eo .

T"ne l e:'.:.ters i n ~t<h i cl. •.ro•wnley mentioned hi~ cor.ce x:n o"'..rer ~t t. e :c~ Ro<J ~t Ot"J' f ~c m til e l t r:.l ian ana .~ g e nt i ne :;:;ve~r.l.Ir.erL~ concerning t: C! t-e.ighto n ilnd Prats neJt":~,:s at:"e .:. i s ·.:..e c1 be!-l o\,' ~

Letters to Gustavo Etchcpare date d 6/23/?S, ll / 25/781 -1/ .:.8;~l9 , ·~,126(79,. 6/4/7fJ, 6/16/79, G/2?./79 1 7/5/i9 , 3/13/19 a!';:3 B/2.3/7 ~. J ... ett cr to Ger1eral Eo ctor DLo-~co date-d 11 /2 t1/7 8.

Wi tl1: rt::g.:-.ru to En. I: iq·J.e hrra~c~ b5 ~ ,. th iG indivir.l:.ml ir:: a :Eot:rn~l: DTN!' o.ge nt ,.- who :r¢s · ded i n unofi:ici ~- ex~ le in ~ucnos Aixe~ a~ a re£u: t of bi3 p~rtici?ation ~~ the l!s sc.ssina•.:.i::m of Chi.l ·:!:il[l ;,!:'Jr.~· Cb ie:l: of S t a ff, :?..ene Schni~der . ffe \IDS ai:r::s tee by ID!:!~C~G ::>f L:.l: e j'~.l:qent ine In 't.e).l:: s,enr;;~ Se r ·;ice

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shortly af4,:er Townley 1 s <:>:pu l G. ion :Crom Chile to the t:'nit.cd S t atcs in 1!1 7 a ~nd chi:lrgc:c with esp;i onage agai;;st t:-teo Arge:1t ::. no Gove:-nmQ-r:.t.

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Refer Lo ;n l lc t t er to the 1\C }nin:. s t~at.or,. :red a ral Jl.·.d,ation J .. aminist.r.;~':ior) (Pru'\), elated 12/9,/tn , an6 :=J:ccompany .::.r.g lrl!'!'lrt::l=:-.:t:'u]urr. for corrp le l.:. c cettli 1 s . S IJpplement~l data -oll o'r.tS ~

Jn b is lett~-rs t Townle:y S'll gc:;ested to Et chcpal"e th ~t he g~s storage cylinders, which had been rented by b i~A from

a cowpan]' i:n t}~e tin i ted Sta- es , be. pur.ch£:JSQ-d ou l:.r i ght i n ortler to avoic <Hljo' ~~oitional Froblems i nvoLv!.Hg t:r.c paym~nt of re11tt:1, cb BZ:9(!:J to t!"Je ccmp~u:y in th2 t:.:ni t.ed St.~t~s . Townley regue!i. 1.:.ecJ Bt: ch~p.a~.:! t o sec::v re t ·,e se-rial munbers f't"O!T'.

t-he g£J.s s to,ragc c.::t lind0-:S in Chil -e in or oe.-:- thot the ee nt.a cornpuny in t.h13 Unit~cl 3ti31":.~5 :night be provided thi5 in[o:r:ma.t ion r ~ i nee t! roC l:c:ntal compan:t h~o raquc:J i.:c-d this data . TO'.J'nl~y infonM:d E:cb~p~re that: :1i~· f athet: , J . V~rr.on ~"'W':-1~Q'..l ... , Elhould be p:::O\l id~d v:it h the ~eri a 1 nu:r.:::>~rs of th~ gas .s t orag12 0:::}111 ndet;t llncl th ,)t ':['o~raflcy • EJ f a t he't' , .i..n t.urn,. vould provide- thi t> information to the rento.l compan y in the Onited s~~tcs . .

'l'ownleJ· roerrt 3 ons 111 ?x-o j eet A.""" area 11 and m~tt.~r:; r e :..a teo t.be-reto in t.h~ follcvi:-.g comn..: n ir:;L t ions:

Let:t.ers to G·.~st~vo Etr:'h(!prrre dated 4/2£/79, 5/9 / 79, 5,/'2 9/7S~ 6/·1/~· ~ , G/29/79 r 0/1 3/79 and 9/2/79. ·

~~ • .t;r;ti·.,•:.l:.h::::: or Vjrgi~io Paz in l .. ortherr. I t:~ l<'lt\~ ch1ritlQ 19·7 5

rn an un:J.at•::c: l et t er. ~o C~~ilean· Fresld;!nt Pinochet ~ Tovnley advisee ~,h;,:d,:. pbotogrepbs oE B-:it. i sh con cC"ntratiorJ camps in Uo:rt!H!Tn r1·elr.;.nd 'l.~eh'e taken '::Jy Virg i.lio Paz as part of a Dil.;A <:! ss i '::nJi c> t1 t .

1\ceonl ! n~ ' t;:) Pt:"op!?e\- and iBrfinch, t.he p:,.otographs taken by P· :. :.. r\. 197 5 't:a~:- ·~ t:o have- bee n u '.:.ilizc cl b:'l th~ Ch:.. l can Go\.'C"rnne-n t at the tl:~ i ted Nations in -:.he Jr.i t!:."c St.Jtes in m::der to discr~uit th~ BL~tis~ Cov~r~m~nt for its a::Qg~d viol a~io~ of human righ t;s in H:n: thcr~ Ireland . ?roppc:::- and :!3~ a.nch ad.., is ~d t:hat th~ phot.osraph~ taJ:en t;.~· Pll z arrived t.o~ lnt<:!' to b·~ ntilized by the Ch ilc~n Governm~ r t at ~he Un !.tQd Nations ~nd the pbotog-rD.phs sut:::o;eq~cn-=.;.y appetJ. ·t" (~a in -· articl.e in • El 1'-terctu::io,.• ~ Sp~ni~b l~ngubge dni l y ~ewapaper pu~_lsh~d in S~ntiago, Cbile .

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. •. >:II.. Visit b\' Gu i D ermo z;o ·,;o S~Jr.p:::·- to Chile in 19 76

Eased on inform~ tion :pl."ovicl•::!d by P("·oppez; ~no Bra nch c:oncern5ng ,o]:;;. t~.lleg~d p)~nned kid noi:!ppin9 to be :-arried o!Jt in B~Jeno:s J~:.res, Ars.e.'1.tina ~ during the . Su:ruru~::: of :.. 916 in w~tich th-:: Cuban Hationa:.i:..t 1-tov·e:me:-~t was to pl~y i1. t"O e, Tow:11e:l was interviewed co~cc rning this allegation on : 0/20/81 by SAs Cornick and Scherrer. Townley previously fvrn~s~ed i nfor~;:a':.i (m c'LI r- in9 l9 7 8 which incl icaJ.:.eo th .!Lt Hove Sa:mpol l- :'! vi=:;i tc:cl Ch ::.1e dln· i ng t.he Summer of 1 ~~ G; how-eve~: r Townley Gt~ted that No ·;o, s visit:. '1.-Ta::; n ot ce l t!lt~a to th a !.~tel i e:t: J.lS :;assinzd:; ::.on and die not involve a violation of United St<Jtes la\-J. - · ··,- · ·

l During intcrv ici.v w.i th '!'own I e)' en 1 0/20/81, he

(tdVi::>ea t.ha ':. ·Novo S~1npo_ visited San~l<.i.g•:J ; Chile whi _e v~ -ry ilio Fa z ~la!l. in Chile du r inq June or JL!I l~' 1 19 7 5. Townley c':Hhri5ed tb~:. Ncvo S~mpol ag't'c-Qd to c-ommi t the: Cuban na. tiona lis t Hoveme:1t to pa ;;:t icipate "n th~· :-:5.d fl41?Pir..q of an unr.eca_.:.ec PrasiC:~nt of a Dutch bank i n Bu encs Kires , 1\rgQ-nt.ina. .Acco:ro ing to Tou~ley, c.:. vi·l i .:tn lr.~rnbet:'5 of t he st~te S~crc~ariat fo~ Infor~ation (SID~) , O~e o! the hrgentine j ;,t e J 1 igen~a ser'J'icQ:g , had acvc:lop~d t.h e Dutch bar~er•s cec:rctarv es a so~~ce an~ ut ilized in~ormation provided b:l ~ ~r to r:..Llke tent a _i ve p lrms t:o k i dnap the D~.:, t dt ba~ke :r: a.r"'.C holo h ir11 for r..a.n.so:rn . 'I'ot.'r"'l c'!:-' e :.c?l ained tha t the Dutc:h b.:tnl-er iJ..nd his z~ C'::"ctary WC!rc hnvir.g an r:tff~ir and c~sto~arilv ~nent se~er~l h c u cs duc~no wockdav afternoons Loget~er ai t~a same hotel, t hereby a;suxing ihe eiv~Iian rotrt.!').er.s of f;ID;: o~ ~ oe = 1 :n i. te - ·OC'ntio-::'1 [ron: 'i,•hich 'Ch ~ Dutch banker. could be. l:::i Clnar:;~ed... ':"o'i.rnley r cp o:rted tb~t thQ SlDE ci vi l iz..n mc:-rbc-n; wl i~'l:ea i t t>10'J _a be l ~.g. cc:::;s,.ry to a:s!:;assinate tbe lYJ.tch ban:l::er ' r::;. C: ::iver ,. 1-;ho cust.Oln~'l.."'l.ly w~ited foe; his 12:mployer i'.! t. t inea hot.~ l ,. .. ~Hn:e t:.h e- ~:;sign~t i.o:a cust oma::-iJ.y took pla en. Tm·mley adv·ised t;,a,t, ~ ... ovo S2.JII'O-

. provi.-1ed $6; 00 0 f-::-om the Cuba :1 N~~.ion~ li ::;t Bov::!m~nt r ~'*'h i ·::h VllS fon.:c.r.ded t O the- C i Vilic.n r.~err.be ~5 of S tD.::: i [: ~~~ge-nt i n<.:. aS

the C~ban KDtiona l ist M~verr~nt~ s Gbn~~ to~ard tte operotional c:r.per'.l~e:=: for the ::~dnllp':lin::J opel"at ion.. "i'ot..-nley tit~ ted that l~ovo Bai!f":> 11 after ret1~t'n in ~ to tl'i ~ C::ni t.Q d St :tte s r £o-::-w~ rcl12d a stock of paper to '1'o•H1lcy in Ch ile- , ,.,h · ctl . , .. ~s utili z.ed to }.Jrin::. parr.phl GJ.:.s i~ the ncnn~ of ''Gcupo ?..oj o" •: ~a ~roup~ , a non ex i.s ten l: 1.:-ge nti n.:'! Mrrr:-::i:J.: t crrori s,;. OI;"g~mi z at i on vhic b the civi :!. .i.;u:. rnembr: rs o:f SIDE C'rQi.1t c c1 in crder ·.:.c ut ilize thi5 gE'OU-.:J to cl.! i m ere a j t f or th'=!- k iC.napp i ::1g- of th~ Dutc-h ba:r.~ec . "l'o-r,•nir.:y ad 'Iisee ·::.hat the 11 Ct"'JPO Jbjo " p amph:..ets ,,...ere printed in Ch il ·~ end f:or ·.·.oarded to tbe ci.v ~ l ~ a:t m~r.'lb~rs of SID~ i :n 1\:t gen t ina ~ \-1:1.er~ t::lcy \·1e-ce subzeql.lently o i str ibuteC. irr ~~eno;:)2~ L:1nd Cot-cob~

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i n con nect: ion wit:] . bow.bj ng; c a;:-r ied o ut by the: S!DE c i •1ilian ' membe r 5 . "lo't.':'l l cy noted th a_ the ?"Jr:po.se of llti 1 iz i ng th~ "Grupo

•Ro j o " pi!.li.Ph lett: in c J n i min9 c':ecH t f o-:::- th e bo mh i:1g s in ~ieno:J>z a ~· d Co:-clobu '••.JS to cr-cL!.t e t h e: ill'pre s ~:: ion that th e "G::-uoo Rojo • w.c:.s a v.izblc M.t.. r xi.st t.cr:::oris t orqani zation . Xo•..;r. l ~Y stal:ed that N:::.v o Sarrpol il9 t:'~~€1 to ar;T.:J ::i9 ~ f o L the p i ck~,:~p of t he r a nsorr: fo~ the C•;.~ tch bn.n i;r::-r in Ellr ope ilnd <]i f; p atched t"tfO 1.mi dent i f :. ruJ Cuban Nat i onalist Mo·.r :-::nc n-: :=1cmb~rs to e.s Ulbl i s}) r:ece ss a:-y c ct~ t acts in Euro?C t o r~ca~ v e ~h e r~ncon . Townley re cal led th~t the ransom f or t he CU t.;:h b~ nker was to bt2 p a id in dinm::nds . 'l'o·rr'.".ley ~dvised

\ t.hat the SIDE civilian 1 1~·r..be:-s. p~ocr.:t~t ir.a o:.ec in carryi .n9 out ·th e . .\ ):idnt!pping ~:1d i nd .:. cated _:')at t he .X i.dn{l,ppi ng neve-:: t: oDk p lace.

I 'l'ownl<"Y l:."'ec.a~led U:;Jt Nov o Sa:rpo l t ~avcled tc Chi 1 e e n a 3r~ niff ln·::.grnfJt ~Ot1 <'J l ;.. : n~qys fliqht; a n cl i!"et'J tne d t o t.hG! D"lit a d s ca t os vi~ LAN-Ch i_{! . To·,m : ey ~d·,· ised that K:.vo s ampol uti li Z€:d h is true n.;:ure to perfc·:·m thi.s tra · ... c l ; h01~eve ~, 'row:n l ey ar r.nng ea th~t .Novo SafiT'~o1 1 G e:1try ir.t o C!l i 1 ~ and hi .:;: d et_::J.ar t.l:rt·e n ::>t h:::: enter ed into the rQ.;:'()I"C~ of the Cl1 ::.lean Intcrnat ion~ l l'oJ ice i :1 ordm; to c.void l!::e e~~.::te n c:e of aoc ~1n1ee) t at ior:. of N::n•o Sampo l ·~ s t~a vel.

X!II. Int~rv i e '<\' 1<ti th tE cl:ac l Verr.on Town .. ey b}r Special l!g e 11 ts of •the Pcdera l 3 ure<JL.'I of 1nve:~t i qCI ben in r;.~~ s.hinqton , D. C ~, on l 0(20/ Sl t

Duri ng inte~view vit~ lo~nlay by Speci al Ag~nt~ of ~' e fiJ;I o n l D/ 2 0/Sl in ~·t;Js hi ngt o n, D·. 'C. , 'I'c\·.rn l ey t:efi!.G Od to provi de a :1y i:.foz.-ma·.: ion ccm cetT. i ng DI'NJ.. opet::<!ticns , SO'l,::cc~:= o r- m.atho::Js t::hnt 'rtc:r~ nenti:mecl in ::is .:et tor$ , L·Jbi::::h Here provid·~d by F~oppe~ .:md· :l37;anch . Townl.r.:y ci teo his agt"eer.'!ent 'A'i th. tho O'nit:e:::t States GoV<"i:nR'.C:-lt dot~d l1!'ri_ 1 77 l 97Sr Hh i ch rcqllircd t .. b al: he only f urnish infor uation t o the Unit~e ~tates Govern~~n t r elevant 1.:.o violation.:; of Uni ~c:d St. a .:.es lL1'14 or o.:fc.r.:s,es co~i tt~d i n United Sta~ o~ ~nrisdic~ion . T=w~lay ~otcd that he refus ea to ons·...,e:~: any qnr=.s.tic:~~ concet:"r.ing OIHA op12::c:~t i :m.!$ , sour ce.a O'l' lll?. thou.s Ciu!:~J'l~ the! trio l of the t hr !.!e Cu:,Bn c e f~ tJcants in t h-2 Ueb:!li er- a.:::;sa~S ~r..il ':. i ::H"I 1 ~ ,·}) icr·. tC·oJ;:: plac~ i ~ u.S. Dh;t. :J:' ict Collrt r

· w~:Shington r D. C. , dur. i ng e:wr ly 19i19 , bus~d o r. h i s i•"~~;'~ce m~nt wi th •: ,c Ur.i ·.:.e:{1 .S't at~.:; Govcrn1rent .. ~ovmley noted t~ ll:r; hi~ posit ion ~·ns o:1pr.e Jd by l:l.e p~~t:: .i ding J 'll d!Jc ~nd th ~t; he "'as :pot r:equi red t o provld~ vu~~ in~o~~ation.

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CNI Dirccto~ GenQral Odlaniar Mena.

CNI offic:al Colone l ~e~on imo - Pantoj~ Een-r i~u-e:.:: .

ForJr e~ D It\'A agent J ose For na.r.c e ~ Sc:h:. -l i n:a .. -;f · G~!.lpo' de l\..'lf.i gos de t:·o~-ml-2~· (Code name f·or CH I fi na nc:i .... J suppor t t o· 'l'o•,.ltlley G;nd h i s fa mi ly) .

Fonre1- ti n~ Dire c:tor Genera l .Juan Manuel Con t r e r n.s Sepu). v·e da •

Cod eo voL·c;l f or Chi l e an Go 'Jermncnl: 's ne r ·J'c (JtJ.s ?roject .

:~cun::d:s c.,..., [ h ar.k J Gu ta_y 1 tJ 1 S .' c-.f, ti :r.en o.f Ut: · !]ll&ya:~. or i 9 ir. .. O'i:ner -:>f tbe ' :cic.an Bus i :'tess System Co:r~)an~· i n Georgi~ . Be was ­an ~ s.so c·i. ~te of ro~,..n.:.. ~y 1 ,s. in a compnt~r compL£ ny ..

Gener~l Con~r~ras .

Gu sta vo Et chepare .

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Potm er DI~A offici~l Colonel Vaniel V~ lcH·.~i~sc.

'At torneys ..

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"'~'crrn f or To'r~ nley 's :;,INA 111 cut:. -out " Gust~·ro ~tc:-tc-par-e . /

S~ e-ra 'l a:r y of To ,mley 'E 0 . S. A tl:.o::c:1ey SC!JI'Jr;'.J :::: Gl on z~r 1

'l'owl'al ey 1 5 fo 'r.' fner DH~";. Se cretary 1'<5at ia nos a Ale j anu):' ~ D.:::rn iz:Jn i. S-e z.-rano •

1: orroer DIN ... '\ o f fi cia! Co lone 1 .Rau 1 It ~rriaga Neumalt .

GenC!r~ 1 i5& lJi..O L; 't;<~ :l<: ;. 5 N r"r .U r iC¢ , f o r.Me;:;­~ule:c of Spr.:~in • .. •ho died in 1975 •

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La Flaca

:Janiel

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Her:'ll.es or ~· /

Cuvi<.:h~:= or Cubi ches

City of. f.i;.t!:"':.irt

mi viejo

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Pinocho

S:Jn ia

Former DIN/, Agent En ~iqr.l c A~rancibi Zb

Clo1:sve 1.

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Ita_iaB terrorist Stefano :.ellc Cb iaie1 aka Alfredo ~i S~efnno .

Cor~ican t~~co~ist and OAS rne~er ~~bc~t Spaggiari .

7ownley 1 ~ DINA d~i ver nnd aid~.

Eug-e-nio Be~rios, .a -che-mic~l enginee:t.- ~,.,•ho \o;o;:-ked w .i.. th l'o \ml c-y on :r r o j-::: ct l~n d r-~ e. and also ,:Ja.:: eng"ged in a p~r~l!e.l project fot: the· Chilean r~rrr:y .

l1~~rt.bct"s of the- C~han NaJt ional i st l~ovcme-nt ..

Jl.r:gent i n~s 1

Let eli er 1 s \4idO\-l Isa.~·::!l Letr:-li¢!: ~!:"'d ~onn.i ~~of fit t '::::: \ti'~co1·~er Mic..~.::e 1 !~off::. t t •.

DINA or CNI ..

Parmer Assi~tant U. S . Prop:;>18 r •.

Vi rgi.!. i.e Pe:z P:::rncro ..

Ctilc~n Preside~ .. rinochet ..

Po~sibly ic0ntical to fDr~cr DI NA o:fic~r Captain E~go Acevedo Godoy4

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Se•:::rc.t.a"tv to Porrr.er DIN!~ official Colonel V;,.n~~ 1 \'ale i \' ~cso . ~o:.1.ia r:ppare nt:..:y ran a

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1 a p e 1 ot a oe l otro : aao

Per-na n.ao

Los vecinos

Cafe rojc p;..~ntc · .•e '!"d~ ki!c Ot" caf~ -o j;') rv e r d.c lr:i~o {CP. Vl<)

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'Snr:iqu~ A ..

Pros . ot.:' Pr:o ..

T...os Gr: i ngo s

•lfc. ~cho

Ser~ io Miranda C~~ r in~ -On 1 General Contre~~z r at ~orney .

r-·orm~;:r ! ... C!<;iat r Euenos Aires , Calv i n C. Clegg . • • I • ,.

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P~rnando Cru~ha9~ , for~e~ lAN-chile Station .Ma.n.aSJer , Ne~· York City .. /

Secr~t ~ ~ppor t fun~ fo~ the Townley family in Ch ile .. -

'l•o..,nl c:.y • s son. . .

Fol:lller D!t-:A of f ic~t' Capta i n l~t"mando Fe ;:-nat~c1'e z. L..·n;ios ..

Po·rmer D: :~t\ .rJge n t Enrique .hrrancibia Cl ave-1. .

J!i!Ine:s Week , an ~t torney .!ltn-d fa:nJly :friend of t t:e l'oltfnl e~·s.

?,rosin .L·ilrJi t e:d bank .u.::roljnt m;t :::. ntai ne d bY ~ounJa y a t the So uthens t first N~tional B~nk 1 Hi~~i , Florida.

.tenneth Enyart - a l i as o~ To~·nley.

Andres Wilson - alins of Tovrnl~y .

Tho Alllericans .

Alfr.eoo Et~hQb~~y, C~i1ean atto=ney reprcsent. i nq J . S. Go\'e r:T.nct1t in Chile ..

T'n ~ =:dent i t:y c.: ! Lhe f o l lowing i nd i v i ::Jua:.s c.nd t~e me.:t:'l ~ ns o f the £;: l lol·:in g coda nanQs ~nd code L:Ol:'ds 1.;e:r e u nkno·rm -O ?coppQ~ ~n:3 lh:o nch ar.d ~re boing 1 ist ea fo~: r eference p·Jr.Poses :r.ly .

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roc nt i ty unknown . hppa r e nt;:. ly involved i:n a cor.t'PU t e:r ~us ::. ntZss i n Sc.at i Zl c:~ ,. Cb i le at tbc . .... Un i v~rs i. t y of. Ch ~ le ·.-;.:. t :1 ~o~~ttley.

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.. · . ld~~r)t i ty 'tlnknown . Appa rently irrvol vee in a co r.J?J,J t c [" bus i ness .i Jt Sa n ~ 5 oil go 1 Ch i l e ~ t the Ct:iver-si~ y of Ch ile with Townley .

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:t~ \J;· ·~ ... .- :r • s sfst~r in We-s L c:t: ester County, ' • J

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Ic1c:r:ti ty 1l.n~no\'nt . Possibly was ll 'l'V r.eporte-~ •

. ,, •. • , IdQrd:.i ty ru nknoHn. · ·.- ,· :': · .n~-ent .

Poss ib .... v was o DINJI ... - -..

A DINA i;!~ge:1t W~\0 w.;~.s ,a eont:.ac t O·f 1\LE'A.

Idan~ity unknown& Wa5 a DIN~ ~gent ~ho upparenlly wns aware of d~tatls of bank Bccollnts Inair:.tai~Qd i. n the U. S .. b.Y Gene-r.nl Cont~cnts .

. J:rlen t.i t y unk:rJO'A'n. ~as th~ D!NA conl:.rol o ff:. c · r ~t. r:u~;~ Headquart-ers who ran A.LFA.

Icknt:..: ty un:~no'i\·n. Hlls a DIW\ a.g~:::nt ~,·ho wa s ~ware of i r ~eg u .a r ities i~ ~he operat ion of DINl~ con:.:r.i t :.ed by Ge neral Cont reras.

Ir.lQnt i ty un);r:om1. ~..;tas a nn;A. ag12nt who wa.~ u~aTe o! irrcgulnrtt !~s in t he ope~~tion of lJilU~ eorr.iittec :tl,J• Gene ::~l Cont reras ..

.. ! cicn': i ty ll r.k nown .. l 'as ~ DI~A agent ~ho \fas ah•are o~ i r=eg ·..~ lari t i e:; in t he operation or

... DH:l . cxHni'l'li t t.ee by G~ne .:al C::::ritre cas .

. Idan': i ty u n:-=.nown.. ~ay poss ~ bly ha •Je been a DINA asent. Appa ·e~tly the inves~ig~ti=n of Chi l ean Milit~ry P~asec~to~ E~ctcr 0!:-::~co va~ C!am.?.~i n g to hi 5 i ntc r c.·:;ts •

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